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单词 first water
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first water

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noun

(formerly) the highest degree of fineness in a diamond or other precious stone.Compare water (def. 13).
the finest quality; highest rank.

Origin of first water

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby first water

first-termer, first thing, first things first, first-time, first-timer, first water, First World, first world problem, First World War, firth, fisc
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Example sentences from the Web for first water

  • Yet they were constantly after him, for they knew they were likely to get a first-water gem.

    Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

  • An expert would have known immediately that it was a first-water product of an expert gunsmith.

    The Black Wolf Pack|Dan Beard

  • She was got up expensive, all real lace and first-water sparks, and just as handsome as a towel rack.

    Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for first water

first water

noun

the finest quality of diamond or other precious stone
the highest grade or best quality
the most extreme kinda fool of the first water
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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